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Synonyms:
single-color, uniform hue, one-tone, single-shade, unicolor
Producing only one color, #0excludeGlossary Sodium (or LPS) lights are monochromatic.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
monochromatic (adjective)1.
a) having or consisting of one color or hue
b) - monochrome
2.
consisting of radiation of a single wavelength or of a very small range of wavelengths
3.
of, relating to, or exhibiting - monochromatism
4.
lacking variety, creativity, or excitement - colorless
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
monochromatic (adjective)1.
having or consisting of a single color
SYNONYMS:
monochrome, monochromic, self, self-colored, solidRELATED WORDS:
achromatic, neutralNEAR ANTONYMS:
dappled ( dapple), marbled, shaded; mottled, parti-color ( parti-colored), piebald, pied, pinto, skewbald; banded, barred, brindled ( brindle), streaked, striated; checkered, dotted, patterned, plaid, striped; flecked, specked, speckled, spotted; bichrome, bicolored ( bicolor), dichromatic, trichromatic, tricolor ( tricolored), two-tone2.
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
SYNONYMS:
arid, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearyingRELATED WORDS:
aseptic, barren, blah, dullish, pleasureless, prosaic, prosy, soggy, spiritless; blank, earthbound, gray ( grey), inanimate, pallid, pedantic, sterile, suspenseless, undramatic, uneventful, unexciting, unimaginative, uninspiring, unnewsworthy, unrewarding, unsensational, unspectacular; annoying, bothersome, irksome, irritating; longsome; palling; draining, enervating, exhausting, fatiguing, wearing; debilitating, enfeebling; demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting; common, commonplace, ordinary, tepid, unexceptional, unsurprising, vapid; cumbersome, lumbering, plodding, poky ( pokey)NEAR ANTONYMS:
amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous ( marvellous), sensational, spectacular, surprising, wonderful, wondrous; animating, breathtaking, electrifying, energizing, enlivening, exciting, exhilarating, galvanizing, hair-raising, inspiring, invigorating, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling; amusing, diverting, entertaining; moving, poignant, touching; alluring, attracting, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating; mesmerizing, spellbinding; suspenseful; arresting, provocative, tantalizingMonochromatic (Wikipedia)
For monovalent chromium, see oxidation state § List of oxidation states of the elements.
For other uses, see Monochrome (disambiguation).
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A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color). Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale (typically digital) or black-and-white (typically analog). In physics, monochromatic light refers to electromagnetic radiation that contains a narrow band of wavelengths, which is a distinct concept.
Multiple examples of monochrome artworks throughout history: an Ancient Egyptian faience statuette of Isis and Horus, 332–30 BC; a gold Tairona pendant, 10th–16th century; a Chinese carved red lacquer, late 14th century; and the Neoclassical Petit Trianon in Versailles, France, by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1764




Monochromatic (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From mono- + chromatic, mono- from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”), chromatic from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Adjective
monochromatic (not comparable)
- Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
- Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
- (figuratively) Plain, dull, lifeless.
Synonyms
- (having only one color